CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA SURGERY: WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? – SESSION 2

Thursday 26 October | 10.15-11.45

 
Core Curriculum
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA SURGERY: WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE ARE WE GOING? – SESSION 2
Chairs: J.R. Edgerton / Dallas, USA – A. Raviele / Venice-Mestre, Italy

 
• Debate on substrate ablation: PVI alone is adequate to treat longstanding persistent AF
A. Verma / Newmarket, Canada
• PVI alone is not adequate to treat longstanding persistent AF
J.L. Cox / Saint Louis, USA
Discussion
• Current status of totally thorascopic Maze
D. Mangino / Venice-Mestre, Italy
• Ablation of AF 2028: where will we be?
R.J. Damiano Jr. / Saint Louis, USA
Discussion